The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-09
THROWs UP THE SPONGE.
John WaIrufR Writes a Letter to :the
National Brewers Association a
Rich DOcumenG.

John WaIrufH Writes a Letter tO :the
Rich Document.
From the Baltimore American.
ST. LOUIS, March 25, 1887.
Richard KatzeRmayer, Secretary of United
States Brewers Association:
After Mr.. Lemp, from here, returned
from the meeting of the board of trus-
tees of our association, he informed me
that the Mugler case would come up
during the month of March. l haye
never noticed anything concerning it in
the papers. Have you any advice?
outlook is very blue, and will be COM
PEELED to give up the fight. First, on
account of my health and my age,
cannot stand the constant annoyance
any longer; second, it does not pay
to keep up the fight any longer. !
will state to you my experience during
the last four of five months. In No
vember last we had a grand jury, and
from the makeup of it, it was certain
that they would find indictments
against me, 1, my son and my sOn-in-
iournment of the court, when we re-
turned and had to enter into bond
amounting to $9, 900 for our appearance
at the February term of court. The
court convened on the 18th of February
and again we had to leave the state
and our bonds were forfeited. 1t was
found out that we were in Missouri, and
the governor of Kansas made a requi-
sition upon the governor of Missouri fol
our delivery. l went with the sheriff
of our county to the governor of Mis-.
souri, in order to resist the granting OF
the requisition, as there was no neces.
sity for it, because we were under
SIS, 900 bond. 1 had the influence and
the assistance of two senators from
Missouri, who acted as my attorney, but
of no avail. The governor granted the
requiSitiOn and the sheriff brought mt
back to Lawrence, Kansas. My soI
and Son-in-law, meanwhile had left
Missouri and gone to Nebraska. After
coming home the Judge raised my indi'
vidual bond to $1,000 to appear from
day to day. This was on Tuesday, and
my trial was set for Thursday follow.
ing. If had gone to trial, conviction
would have been sure, and the least
fine the court would have inflicted
would have been 81 500 and fifteen
months imprisonment in the county
Jail. This l would not do, and l left
the state again. When court was called
and did not appear, the judge raised
my bond to $4,000. my sons to $4,000
anu lily oOII-lIl-ldW . W
-$43, 900 in all. Since FEBRUARY Z, with
the exception of the one day that
the sheriff brought me back, we have
been wandering over the country, from
one state to another, and so do not
feel safe anywhere. We were in Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, and
Missouri again. We cannot stay in
one place any length of time, as we are
bounded worse than murderers OF
hOrse-thieves. What the end will be /
cannot foretell. Under the circum-
stances, can anybody wonder that ]
would throw up the sponge? l have
fought the fanatics for SIX long years
Their hatred toward me is unbOunded
All they want is to down me, and then
they are of the opinion that their vic
tory is complete. They are mad over
Judge Brewers decision, and, as they
know they cannot stop me from brew.
ing, they have thrown every OBJ
stacle i'll my way to keep me from
NAolesaling. Since January / have
~ selling in Kansas and opened a de.
PSs in Kansas City, Missouri. where
Aip my beer, and have TO find a sale
from there. Our last legislature has
made the law much Stricter, and it will
be very hard to sell any beer hereafter
in Kansas. There is only one hope left
for me-my friends at home, with the
assistance of my attorneys, are work
ing on the attorney general to induce
him to enter a nOlle prosecute in OuI
cases on the ground that we have ac-
tually removed our business out of the
state Whether my friends will sue
coed it is hard to tell. The governor has
been seen, and he was requested to
commute the imprisonment if | would
plead guilty and pay the fine; but the
pressure is so great that he does not
dare to do it. If the arrangement with
the attorney general fails, do not
know what to do. 1t looks to me as if
had to abandon house and home and
leave everything to the mercy of my
prosecutors. If you answer this letter,
address it to Mr.. Lemp, as l cannot
tell how long / am safe to stay here in
this city. Request him to send it to
Lawrence, Kansas. If l am not there,
my folks know where to send it.
Respectfully yours,
JOHN WALRUFF.